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Web writing for translators

Format: Videos
Topic: Software, tools & computing

Course summary
Availability:This training is available on-demand

Duration: 90 mins

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Language:English
Summary:The video is aimed at introducing basic web writing skills useful for translators who intend to translate or write web content that is both easily usable by human beings and findable by search engines. The participants will be involved in a practical exercise.

Description
• Reading and writing on the web
o Online reading research
o Usability research
o Search engines and human beings
• Web style
o Writing findable information: keywords, formatting and layout
o Writing usable interfaces: menus, buttons, links
o Writing a comfortable environment: jargon, formality, identity




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Web writing for translators

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Andrea Spila
Bio: Andrea Spila è traduttore bilingue, web writer e formatore. Dopo essersi laureato in Filosofia alla Sapienza di Roma, ha ottenuto il suo dottorato di ricerca in Pedagogia nella stessa università. Nel 1989 ha fondato AlfaBeta, società di consulenza specializzata in servizi di traduzione e comunicazione multilingue con sede a Roma, dove attualmente ricopre l'incarico di Responsabile della produzione, occupandosi anche delle strategie di marketing e business development dell'azienda. Per AlfaBeta lavora inoltre come web content manager di numerosi siti e portali multilingue, dove si occupa di problematiche di SEO e web marketing.



Andrea lavora da molti anni come formatore e insegnante per traduttori e studenti universitari. Dopo aver iniziato la sua attività di formatore dieci anni fa con seminari interni all'azienda, si è dedicato all'insegnamento della traduzione tecnica e delle nuove tecnologie per i soci di AITI in tutta Italia. Da alcuni anni insegna web writing e traduzione tecnica nei corsi di master dell'università di Roma e L'Aquila dove gestisce la piattaforma di e-learning del Master in traduzione e redazione tecnica.

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Video on web writing for translatorsJun 9, 2010

A new video by trainer, translator and web writer Andrea Spila was just added to ProZ.com knowledgebase.

The video is aimed at introducing basic web writing skills useful for translators who intend to translate or write web content that is both easily usable by human beings and findable by search engines.

If you are interested in the topic, I also recommend his next webinar on HTML for translators on June 18.
http://www.proz.com/translator-training/course/3440-html-for-translators

There is more on demand content on the topic of web translation to be published soon, stay tuned!


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